Staff Engineer ( 1Cr+, Workforce Management)

This role is for one of our partner companies, HR tech, Series G, $450M raised

Staff Software Engineer

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to define the technical direction of our PEO systems and make them more scalable, flexible, and resilient.

In this highly hands-on role, you’ll lead major architectural initiatives, evolve systems governed by complex business rules, and help develop AI-enabled capabilities across the benefits and PEO platform. You’ll balance near-term product delivery with long-term maintainability while influencing engineers, product leaders, and senior stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Define and drive the technical roadmap for PEO systems.
• Design scalable architecture for businesses operating both PEO and non-PEO entities.
• Modernize critical systems and reduce technical debt without slowing product delivery.
• Shape agentic and AI-enabled capabilities across the benefits and PEO stack.
• Establish high standards for system design, code quality, testing, and operational excellence.
• Remain hands-on with architecture, implementation, and complex technical problem-solving.
• Mentor engineers and help them develop stronger technical judgment and independent ownership.
• Communicate architectural decisions, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to engineering and business leaders.
• Provide technical leadership during production incidents and other high-stakes situations.

What we're looking for

• Significant experience designing, building, and scaling distributed systems in production.
• Deep expertise in at least one programming language, with a track record of using it to solve complex engineering problems.
• Experience modernizing architecture and reducing technical debt while continuing to ship customer-facing features.
• The ability to independently navigate unfamiliar systems, trace technical and business workflows, and identify high-impact opportunities.
• A history of influencing technical direction through clear reasoning, concrete evidence, and strong engineering judgment.
• Experience leading teams and senior stakeholders through production incidents.
• A strong record of mentoring engineers while continuing to make substantial individual technical contributions.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to align technical decisions with business objectives.
• If you enjoy solving complex systems problems, setting technical direction, and staying close to the code, we’d love to hear from you.